2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Woodworkers, carpenters. Gross monthly salary, distribution against distribution.

Data released SCB lönestruktur 2025 SCB · SSYK 2012 4-digit
Fig. 1 — Side by side

Both distributions, one scale

10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
35k40k45k PRIVATE SECTOR 40 300 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 36 100 kr
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Public sector against Private sector.

Private sectorPublic sectorΔ
10th percentile33 400 kr32 200 kr−3.6%
25th percentile38 000 kr34 500 kr−9.2%
Median40 300 kr36 100 kr−10.4%
75th percentile42 100 kr38 000 kr−9.7%
90th percentile44 900 kr40 000 kr−10.9%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
Full pages
Woodworkers, carpenters in Sweden

Percentiles are reported exactly as released. Derived (price-adjusted) figures round to the nearest hundred. We take no payment for how any figure is presented. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), open data.